POST REFORM VOTE：DAY 61 (18-08-2015)

Occupy Central

Occupy Central is a civil disobedience movement which began in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014. It calls on thousands of protesters to block roads and paralyse Hong Kong's financial district if the Beijing and Hong Kong governments do not agree to implement universal suffrage for the chief executive election in 2017 and the Legislative Council elections in 2020 according to "international standards." The movement was initiated by Benny Tai Yiu-ting (戴耀廷), an associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong, in January 2013.

Umbrella Movement

The Umbrella Movement (Chinese: 雨傘運動; pinyin: yǔsǎn yùndòng) is a loose political movement that was created spontaneously during the Hong Kong protests of 2014. Its name derives from the recognition of the umbrella as a symbol of defiance and resistance against the Hong Kong government, and the united grass-roots objection to the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) of 31 August.

The movement consists of individuals numbering in the tens of thousands who participated in the protests that began on 28 September 2014, although Scholarism, the Hong Kong Federation of Students, Occupy Central with Love and Peace,  groups are principally driving the demands for the rescission of the NPCSC decision.

Occupy Central site in Causeway Bay was cleared as police moved in  ...

Occupy Central site in an area surrounding the Legislative Council and Central Government Offices at Tamar were cleared 22-06-2015.

Hong Kong reform vote

The Hong Kong government’s political reform proposal for how the city elects its leader by universal suffrage for the first time in 2017 is based on a strict framework set by Beijing. The plan limits the number of candidates to two or three and requires them to win majority support from a 1,200 strong nominating committee. Arguing that this does not constitute genuine universal suffrage, pan-democratic lawmakers have vowed to reject the package, while pro-democracy groups have protested. The government’s resolution was to be put to a vote by the 70-member Legislative Council in June 2015, requiring a two-thirds majority to be passed.

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POST REFORM VOTE：DAY 61 (18-08-2015)

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Student activists charged a year after protesting at gov’t headquarters

18 August 2015 17:26

 Kris Cheng

2 min read

Two members from the Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism have been notified by the police that they will be charged, after they were said to have stormed the government headquarters during a protest in September last year.

Nathan Law Kwun-chung, secretary general of the Hong Kong Federation of Students, will be charged with inciting unauthorised assemblies, while Derek Lam Shun-hin of Scholarism will be charged with common assault.

The protest the two were said to have been involved with took place at Civic Square, located at the entrance to the Central Government Offices in Admiralty, on September 26, 2014.

Nathan Law (left) and Derek Lam (right) were charged for storming government square. Photo: WIkimedia Commons via Weather Synchronize.

The two were notified by the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau of the charges.

Student leader Law said on his Facebook page: “It seems that, in the eyes of the Hong Kong government, the organisers of social movements are either serious criminals or triads.”

Scholarism member Lam posted on Facebook: “Freedom is my belief and my comrades’ belief. It cannot be oppressed but [instead] spread endlessly. One day we will topple the tyranny and save our home.”

The protest on September 26 last year sparked the pro-democracy Occupy movement after police arrested and detained participating students.

Both Law and Lam were arrested last year and refused to extend bail. They were released unconditionally, although police said they could still be prosecuted.

Nathan Law was also charged with obstructing police after he burnt copies of the State Council white paper during a protest outside the China Liaison Office in June 2014.

Lawmaker Raymond ‘Mad Dog’ Wong charged with assault for throwing glass at CY Leung

18 August 2015 18:05

 Kris Cheng

2 min read

Lawmaker Raymond Wong Yuk-man has been charged with common assault for throwing a glass at Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying at the Legislative Council in July 2014.

Wong—nicknamed “Mad Dog”—announced on Facebook on Monday that he was asked to go to the Central Police Station at 5pm the following day. He said on Tuesday that he has been charged.

Raymond Wong threw glass at Leung Chun-ying. Photo: Apple Daily.

Before his arrest, Wong said in front of the Central Police Station to reporters: “Leung Chun-ying picked up a piece of shattered glass on the floor and accused me of assaulting him. Who did I assault? He loves to fight with people and thinks he is Mao Zedong.”

He added: “This will be funny. If this goes to court, he may be summoned as a witness, and then we can argue in court.”

Wong threw a glass at Leung on July 3 last year during a questions-and-answers session at LegCo.

After Leung entered the chamber, Wong repeatedly threw papers at the Chief Executive, despite security guards’ efforts in stopping him. Wong then hurled a glass towards Leung’s direction.

The Office of the Chief Executive alerted the police following the incident.

The day after the incident, Wong said that he had planned to throw water, but the glass “slipped” out of his hand, reported Apple Daily. He surrendered himself to the police the same day.

He was then released unconditionally on August 11. He said that the police could not identify who he was assaulting, but added that he may be arrested again if there were new developments in the investigation, according to local media.

Raymond “Mad Dog” Wong Yuk-man was first elected as a LegCo member in 2008. He was a founding member of political parties People Power and the League of Social Democrats, both of which he has left.